Adages never seen in writing? (7)
I believe the answer is:
sayings
'adages' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'never seen in writing?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sayings that I've seen before include "Maxims, adages" , "Comments" .)